Zabol
Zabol (Persian: ⓘ, also transliterated as Zâbol or Zābul)[3] is a city in, and the capital of, the Central District of Zabol County, Sistan and Baluchestan province, Iran, and also serves as capital of the county. Zabol is near the border with Afghanistan. Referred to as Sistan until the late 1920s, the city was renamed Zabol by Reza Shah Pahlavi.[4]
Zabol
Persian: زابل Zābul | |
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| Coordinates: 31°02′02″N 61°29′16″E[1] | |
| Country | Iran |
| Province | Sistan and Baluchestan |
| County | Zabol |
| District | Central |
| Population (2016)[2] | |
| • Urban | 134,950 |
| Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
At the 2006 census, its population was 130,642 in 27,867 households.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 137,722 people in 33,957 households.[6] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 134,950 people in 35,401 households.[2]
Zabol is located near Lake Hamun and the region is irrigated by the Helmand River. Lake Hamun is a seasonal lake that is often dry. The people of Zabol are mixed of Persians who speak a variant of the Persian language and known as Sistani or Seistani which is very similar to Dari, also known as Afghan Persian, and a small minority of Baloch who speak Balochi, a Northwestern Iranian language.
The city is home to Zabol University, the largest university in the city, as well as the Zabol Medical Science University and the Sistan Museum of Anthropology. Zabol has a regional airport.
Zabol is connected by road to Milak and Zaranj (across the border in Afghanistan). The Delaram-Zaranj Highway provides road connectivity to the rest of Afghanistan. Zabol thus provides Afghanistan access to the Arabian Sea and Persian Gulf via the Port of Chabahar.
Geography
Zabol is located near Lake Hamun and the region is irrigated by the Helmand River.
Zabol is connected by road to Milak and Zaranj (across the border in Afghanistan). The Delaram-Zaranj Highway provides road connectivity to the rest of Afghanistan. Zabol thus provides Afghanistan access to the Arabian Sea and Persian Gulf via the Port of Chabahar.
Air pollution
The Zabol area is well known for its "120-day wind" (bād-e sad-o-bist-roz), a highly persistent dust storm in the summer which blows from north to south. The disappearance in the 2000s of the nearby Hamoun wetlands has exacerbated the dusty conditions in Zabol,[7] leading the World Health Organization to name Zabol the most polluted city in the world in 2016.[8] A 2017 study in the journal Preventive Medicine suggested that the harm from 30 minutes of cycling outdoors in Zabol's polluted air would outweigh the benefits of the exercise.[9]
Climate
Zabol has a hot desert climate (Köppen climate classification BWh).
| Climate data for Zabol (1962–2010) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 29.0 (84.2) |
32.8 (91.0) |
41.5 (106.7) |
43.0 (109.4) |
48.0 (118.4) |
50.8 (123.4) |
49.8 (121.6) |
51.0 (123.8) |
46.8 (116.2) |
42.0 (107.6) |
36.0 (96.8) |
29.0 (84.2) |
51.0 (123.8) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 15.2 (59.4) |
18.5 (65.3) |
24.6 (76.3) |
31.7 (89.1) |
36.6 (97.9) |
40.5 (104.9) |
41.7 (107.1) |
40.0 (104.0) |
36.1 (97.0) |
30.5 (86.9) |
23.4 (74.1) |
17.2 (63.0) |
29.7 (85.5) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 8.5 (47.3) |
11.5 (52.7) |
17.1 (62.8) |
23.7 (74.7) |
28.9 (84.0) |
33.0 (91.4) |
34.8 (94.6) |
33.1 (91.6) |
28.4 (83.1) |
22.2 (72.0) |
15.3 (59.5) |
9.9 (49.8) |
22.2 (72.0) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 1.8 (35.2) |
4.4 (39.9) |
9.5 (49.1) |
15.7 (60.3) |
21.1 (70.0) |
25.4 (77.7) |
27.8 (82.0) |
26.1 (79.0) |
20.6 (69.1) |
13.9 (57.0) |
7.2 (45.0) |
2.7 (36.9) |
14.7 (58.5) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −12.0 (10.4) |
−9.0 (15.8) |
−2.2 (28.0) |
3.0 (37.4) |
7.2 (45.0) |
14.0 (57.2) |
19.0 (66.2) |
12.0 (53.6) |
6.0 (42.8) |
0.0 (32.0) |
−4.0 (24.8) |
−7.0 (19.4) |
−12.0 (10.4) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 13.8 (0.54) |
12.8 (0.50) |
14.3 (0.56) |
4.8 (0.19) |
0.8 (0.03) |
0.1 (0.00) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
1.6 (0.06) |
2.2 (0.09) |
7.3 (0.29) |
57.7 (2.27) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 2.6 | 2.4 | 2.8 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 1.4 | 11.6 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 57 | 52 | 46 | 39 | 30 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 32 | 43 | 53 | 37 |
| Average dew point °C (°F) | −3 (27) |
−1 (30) |
1 (34) |
6 (43) |
6 (43) |
5 (41) |
4 (39) |
3 (37) |
0 (32) |
0 (32) |
0 (32) |
−3 (27) |
2 (35) |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 198.8 | 203.1 | 225.0 | 264.2 | 310.0 | 321.0 | 324.4 | 317.0 | 288.3 | 288.2 | 235.9 | 198.5 | 3,174.4 |
| Mean daily sunshine hours | 7.2 | 7.7 | 9.4 | 9.8 | 12.1 | 12.3 | 12.3 | 11.8 | 10.0 | 9.9 | 9.2 | 7.3 | 9.9 |
| Average ultraviolet index | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 7 |
| Source 1: Iran Meteorological Organization (records),[10] (temperatures),[11] (precipitation),[12] (humidity),[13] (days with precipitation),[14] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: Time and Date (dewpoints, 2005-2015)[17]
Weather Atlas (uv index and daily sun hours)[18] | |||||||||||||
Colleges and universities
- Zabol University
- Zabol University of Medical Sciences
- Islamic Azad university, Zabol Branch
- Payame-noor university of Zabol
References
- OpenStreetMap contributors (21 April 2023). "City, Zabol County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
- "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 11. Archived from the original (Excel) on 23 December 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
- Zabol can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3781433" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
- Skrine, Clarmont (1962). World War In Iran. Constable & Company. p. 68.
- "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 11. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
- "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)" (Excel). Iran Data Portal (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 11. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
- Vidal, John; Kamali, Saeed (12 May 2016). "Which are the world's two most polluted cities – and why?". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 14 February 2017.
- Miles, Tom (12 May 2016). "Iranian, Indian cities ranked worst for air pollution". Reuters. Retrieved 14 February 2017.
- Van Mead, Nick (13 February 2017). "Tipping point: revealing the cities where exercise does more harm than good". The Guardian. Retrieved 14 February 2017.
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- "Highest record temperature in Zabol by Month 1962–2010". Iran Meteorological Organization. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
- "Lowest record temperature in Zabol by Month 1962–2010". Iran Meteorological Organization. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
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- "Average Maximum temperature in Zabol by Month 1962–2010". Iran Meteorological Organization. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
- "Average Mean Daily temperature in Zabol by Month 1962–2010". Iran Meteorological Organization. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
- "Average Minimum temperature in Zabol by Month 1962–2010". Iran Meteorological Organization. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
- "Monthly Total Precipitation in Zabol by Month 1962–2010". Iran Meteorological Organization. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
- "Average relative humidity in Zabol by Month 1962–2010". Iran Meteorological Organization. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
- "No. Of days with precipitation equal to or greater than 1 mm in Zabol by Month 1962–2010". Iran Meteorological Organization. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
- "Monthly total sunshine hours in Zabol by Month 1962–2010". Iran Meteorological Organization. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
- "40829: Zabol (Iran)". ogimet.com. OGIMET. 28 March 2021. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
- "Climate & Weather Averages at Zabol Airport, Iran". Time and Date. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
- "Monthly weather forecast and climate in Zabol, Iran". Weather Atlas. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
External links
Media related to Zabol at Wikimedia Commons
